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MM+M Podcast 1.18.22: Digital health’s funding frenzy (and what it means)
Rock Health Head of Consulting Sari Kaganoff appeared on the MM+M (Medical, Marketing + Media) podcast to unpack the numbers and interpret the directional signs behind last year’s frenzied funding environment for digital health. She said 2021 was a big year for digital health, noting that $29.1 billion was raised by...
MVP Health Care and Galileo Launch First Virtual Primary and Specialty Care Solution for Medicaid Members in New York
Galileo and MVP Health Care recently announced a partnership with a goal of giving MVP Medicaid members in New York primary and specialty care that is virtual and all-inclusive. This partnership is unlike any previous health care offering because of the two companies’ ability to provide digital healthcare access to...
Atlantic Health System Takes Consumer Convenience to the Next Level with Online Scheduling from Kyruus
Health system scheduling solution and provider search platform developer Kyruus recently announced that New Jersey-based Atlantic Health System has increased its use of the Kyruus ProviderMatch® platform. Within the first five months of the system going live Atlantic Health has seen thousands of appointments booked...
First Venture Fund for Black-Owned Health Startups Launches with $55 Million
Health-tech startups have experienced immense success over the past two years. The need for remote care skyrocketed, and many digital health services found themselves outpacing initial growth projections as $29.1 billion was funneled into U.S. digital health startups in 2021 alone, according to Rock Health data. The...
State of Minnesota Selects Truveris to Help Optimize Its Pharmacy Benefits Program
Program performance and pharmacy cost containment manager Truveris recently announced that the company has been selected as the exclusive oversight and procurement partner for the State of Minnesota. Together they will conduct a full reverse-auction process to guarantee the state’s pharmacy benefit needs are given...
Drugs by Drone: Good Idea?
With positive results from early tests, the drone industry is hopeful that lawmakers will increase their leniency in regulating drones. With this hope come questions about what should be considered a drone-deliverable item, specifically when it comes to controlled substances like pharmaceuticals. There are many...
Aetion Acquires Synthetic Data Trailblazer Replica Analytics
Regulatory-grade real-world evidence technology provider Aetion recently announced its acquisition of Replica Analytics. Replica Analytics is well known for creating synthetic health data through artificial intelligence programs. Replica will be able to help Aetion through its ability to preserve the utility of...
AllStripes: How this HealthTech Company Leverages Science to Advance Rare Disease Research (Pt. 1 & Pt. 2)
A two-part interview with AllStripes co-founder Nancy Yu on PatientWorthy went in depth about Yu’s background, why she started the company, and plans for the future. It begins by highlighting her interest in how science and technology interact with one another. Yu explained how growing up near the technology industry...
M2GEN Announces Collaboration with Microsoft to Advance Bioinformatics Solutions for Oncology
Bioinformatics company M2GEN announced a partnership with Microsoft in a move to improve and expand its data-driven solutions for research, discovery, and development of oncology therapies. The collaboration will combine M2GEN’s clinico-genomics database with Microsoft’s healthcare technologies to expand the...
Be The Match BioTherapies® and Vineti collaborate to develop innovative, integrated supply chain management solutions for cell and gene therapies
Be The Match BioTherapies® and Vineti announced a collaboration to create streamlined solutions that alleviate supply chain management difficulties related to cell and gene therapies. The collaboration is non-exclusive and is expected to unite the industry’s top workflow programs: Vineti’s Personalized Therapy...
Press Releases
OncoHealth Secures Strategic Investments from Arsenal Capital Partners & McKesson Corporation
OncoHealth announced today that Arsenal Capital Partners and McKesson Corporation have strategically invested in the company. The funding, which gives Arsenal a majority ownership stake in OncoHealth, will help the company continue developing its oncology-focused...
Reimagine Care and University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Collaborate to Provide Home-Centered Care to Bone Marrow Transplant Patients
Reimagine Care, a provider of technology-enabled services that support oncologists in delivering high-quality, home-centered, value-based cancer care, has collaborated with the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (CU Anschutz) to deliver care to bone marrow...
OncoHealth Launches New Consumer Platform Bringing Digital Telehealth Services to People with Cancer
OncoHealth, a leading digital health company dedicated to oncology, today unveiled a new digital telehealth service for people with cancer. Iris™ by OncoHealth combines human-centered design, mobile technology, data, empathy, and specially trained oncology experts to...
Augmedix to Report Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2021 Financial Results on March 21, 2022
Medical data service and documentation provider Augmedix recently announced that its fourth quarter and 2021 financial results will be reported on Monday, March 21, 2022, after market close. A conference call discussing these numbers will be held by company management...
CancerIQ Raises $14M Series B Funding to Improve Access to Innovations in Cancer Early Detection and Prevention
CancerIQ, a platform powering early cancer detection and prevention across broad patient populations, has closed a $14 million Series B financing round co-led by Merck Global Health Innovation Fund (Merck GHI) and Amgen Ventures. Other investors participating in the...